Determine the empirical formula of your acid according to the percent composition ( C: 34.3%, H: 4.76%, O: 61.0%).  Identify your acid as one of the four above by comparing your empirical formula to the molecular formulas given. The four possibilities are:      citric acid, a triprotic acid with the formula C6H10O8 or      tartaric acid, a diprotic acid with the formula C4H6O6 or      ascorbic acid, a monoprotic acid with the formula C6H8O7       fumaric acid, a diprotic acid with the formula C4H4O4

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Determine the empirical formula of your acid according to the percent composition ( C: 34.3%, H: 4.76%, O: 61.0%).  Identify your acid as one of the four above by comparing your empirical formula to the molecular formulas given.

The four possibilities are:

     citric acid, a triprotic acid with the formula C6H10O8 or

     tartaric acid, a diprotic acid with the formula C4H6O6 or

     ascorbic acid, a monoprotic acid with the formula C6H8O7

      fumaric acid, a diprotic acid with the formula C4H4O4



 

 



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